El Sureño facts for kids

El Sureño is an Argentine daily newspaper. It is printed in the Tierra del Fuego Province, which is at the very bottom of Argentina. The newspaper started in 1991. It is owned by a company called Fagon SRL.

The main office for El Sureño is in Río Grande, at 9 de Julio 431. The person in charge, called the director, is Oscar A. González.

This newspaper sells more copies than any other newspaper in the province. In 2017, the City council of Rio Grande said that El Sureño was important for the city.

Where El Sureño is Read

El Sureño newspaper is given out all over the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. Most people read it in the cities of Rio Grande and Ushuaia.

What You Can Read in El Sureño

El Sureño newspaper has different parts, called sections, so you can find what you are interested in. These sections include:

• Society (about people and communities)
• Politics (about government and leaders)
• Sports (about games and athletes)

Over the years, El Sureño has also published special stories. For example, in 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, and 2015, they wrote articles celebrating the anniversary of when the Tierra del Fuego Province was created.

Challenges for Journalists

Sometimes, journalists face challenges when they are reporting the news.

In 2012, a reporter named Fernando Medina, who worked for El Sureño, left his job. He said there were problems with what he was allowed to report. He had written a story about how money was spent in the city of Rio Grande. He reported that a sports event organized by the city government cost much more than it should have.

Also in 2012, another journalist named Diego Salazar faced difficulties. He was taking pictures of a protest after a speech by the president at the time, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Members of the Truckers Union made it hard for him to do his job.